Lithuania’s new government plans to ease export controls on dual-use goods, LRT reports. Economy Minister Lukas Savickas said that the previous government had imposed the restrictions without consulting businesses first. He insisted that the restrictions must not harm exporters of high-tech products and should only be imposed if companies violate existing sanctions. An industry representative argued that Lithuania should implement sanctions “sensibly” and not be a “pioneer” within the EU, pointing out that the restrictions could affect the competitiveness and investments of Lithuanian companies. Savickas estimated that the restrictions could inflict losses of over EUR 250mn per year on businesses. Former economy minister Ausrine Armonaite noted that some of the dual-use goods exported from Lithuania to non-EU countries ended up being used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
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